HP91xx controllers (was HP-IB disc driveemulationprogramavailable)

19 Dec 2009

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       Can you
put smartmedia on the same phrase?  10 years ago, maybe one could.  SmarMedia is
small.  In fact, it's
 difficult to understand why it sunsetted so quickly.  But then the
 same might also be said of MMC. 
    No, you couldn't

    Smartmedia had a basic problem - tens of contacts, all exposed. That is 
a nightmare of bad contacts on media continuosely manipulated. Usually you 
have a media that is inserted in a device and left there until it breaks. 
Most of digital cameras work this way, if you could sell a camera with a 2G 
card soldered on the board, 80% of the market would see no difference.

    But in applications where you need constant card change, smartmedia is a 
pain in the connector.

    Bet on SD and USB media, you'll win

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HP91xx controllers (was HP-IB disc driveemulationprogramavailable)